Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Are you guys feeling this too? I mean, really, what happened? In Oregon it rained till the end of June, so summer weather didn't even start till then. AND the kids had to attend school till June 17!!
Ridiculous, I say, ridiculous! They will learn so much more digging for worms and helping me tend the garden! Don't you think? How much better is it for a child to...for my son, to figure out what's wrong with his vintage Toyota Corolla engine, and for my daughters to bake a new recipe, or design a barbie outfit then sew it by hand.

Don't get me started....

I am working on a post for next Monday, on that date, July 26, 1996 at 8:30 pm, my mom died.

And, Lauren received a custom order for pins, so as long as the customer got them already.... I will post pictures, I didn't want to ruin it for her, cuz she reads my blog. But they are some of her best work, here they are.

The little girls they are for are turning 2 and 4.

And more news I have, at the advice of Rolane from The Vintage Barn, I applied to be a vendor at The Creative Connection event.

I was really nervous to do this, I guess I thought I would be rejected. But they accepted me!!

This event is in Minneapolis, so I get to see my friends and family too! It will be great fun.

So now I have to sew like a mad woman again, because there are 3 1/2 days of selling not just one like Vintage Barn! But with God nothing is impossible!

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me, praise God!

In preparation for my post Monday I have been picking photos of my mom from old albums, and Sophie was just looking at them and saying "Momma!" "Look"...

So I looked and it was a picture of Josh when he was 1, who is now about to turn 20.

Has anyone had a moment like this? I looked at the photo of my first born, that my last born was showing me. And I thought, WOW. Where is time, who stole it from me?

I had no clue at 19 that I would end up with 5 kids and at 38 I'd have a 3 year old.

I feel overwhelmed and blessed at the same time.

In my own hands I pretty much ruined my life, but yet God took it anyway and made it wonderful...